Machine for pressing the soles of shoes



M. BROCK, DECD.

E. L. BROCK. ADMINISTRATOR. NIACHINEVFOR PRESSING THE SOLES 0F SHOES. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8,1919.

Patented Dec. 13, 11921,.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8, 1919.

Patented Deo. 13V, 192%.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

MAUl'THlEAS BROCK, DECEASED, LATE 0F BOTSTUN, MASSACHUSETTS, BZ' EDWARD lL. BROCK, ADMEINISTRATOR, F BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 UNITED Vstron rrncrrrnmw CORPORATION,

orateur Jansen'.

0F PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A GORPRATION MACHINE FOR IPRESSING THE SOLES OF SHES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application' filed February 8', 1919. Serial No. 275,766.

To alltuhom t may concern: g

Be it known that MAr'rHms BROCK, de-

' ceased, late oBoston in the county ot Sutthe bottom of the sole.

toll: and State of Massachusetts, invented certain llmprovements Pressing the Soles of Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specication, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several tigures. f

ln sole-laying machines and in sole-leveling machines, both of which are used in the manufacture ot-shoes, it is desirable to brace or sustain the extension of the shoe during the application ot pressure to In machines ol' both the said classes such bracing or sustaining is intended to avoid bending the extension over the edge of the last. There is, however, an additional consideration for such sustaining in the case of sole-laying when the shoe extension includes some shoe element in addition to the tread sole. lncidentally tO-sole-laying the tread sole is secured temporarily by cement, and when there is an extension element to be united with the margin of the tread sole it is cus-4 tti by cement. But it the cement union is not uniform and close throughout the margin ot the extension a crack will appearV and thereby detract from the appearance ot the tinished product. ln order, therefore, to insure a close and uniform cement union the extension must be sustained against the bottom pressure. f

ln view of the foregoing considerations the present invention provides improved means for sustaining the extension of a shoe against the bottom pressure, said means -being applicable to a sole-laying machlne. to sustain the extension against the sole-laymg pressure, or to a sole-leveling machineto sustain the extension against the sole-leveling pressure. i n

-lln operating upon shoes of the Goodyearwelt type the sustaining means would bear on the welt-strip, while in operating upon shoes ot other types it would bear on the shoe element that occupies the position corresponding to that of a Welt-strip. For convenience of expression, therefore, and

in Machines lor Without implying any limiting signicance other than that ot location, such terms as broadest sense in the following description and claims.

More specifically an objectof the present invention .is to equalize the pressure upon the extenslon at each side of the shoe relat1vely to that at the opposite side, and this object is attained by a structure that acts f automatically to equalize the pressure even to the extent of accommodating itself to lasts by reason of an inaccuracy in the angle of the laSt-pin-socket, the means by which the extension is pressed will make due compensation for such pecul1ar Jformation or inac-4 Patented lllec., t3, lAQil.,

welt and welt portion are used in their curacy and still insure equalizationv ol pressure at the two sides ol" the shoe. It ,is thought that this is the first instance in which pressure-applying means, whether it be apart ont a sole-laying machine or apart of a sole-leveling machine, has been constructed and arranged to equalize the pressure on the extension at each side ot the shoe relatively to that at the other side; and claims of correspondingly broad scope are sought. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a welt-sustaining platen having a continuous welt-engaging surface formed and arranged to extend from a point behind the ball-portionon one side of the shoe to and around the toe-end and thence to a point behind the ballportion at the opposite side, so that there will not be any gap or break 1n the effective surface of the platen.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a platen capable of lengthwise adjustment tor shoes olf-various sizes Without forming any gap or breakin its welt-engaging portion by reason ofbeing adjusted. ln addition tothe capacity for lengthwise adjustment the invention' has'for another object provisions for permitting sidewise ad justrnent, to the end that it may be used upon shoes of diferent widths in addition to shoes of diferent lengths.

@ther objects of the invention are to pro; Y

vide improved means for varying the .effective size of the platen, means for determining the initial position of the platen with regard to its angle, and other improvements that will be described in due course.

Of the accompanyin drawings, which illustrate a preferred em odiment ofthe invention as applied to a sole-laying machine y of otherwise well known construct1on,-

broken away,

Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly including .last-sustaining means, pressure-applying means, and weltsustaining means mounted in coperative relation to a shoe;

Fi 2 represents a top plan view of an adjusta le platen which embodiesfeatures of the present invention;

Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of an improved holder by which the platen may be sup orted, and by which it may be opened manua ly for the insertion and removal of a shoe;

Fig. 4 represents an end view of an oscillatory mounting` by which the holder and platen may be supported to enable the platen' .to move automatically with pressure-equallzlng effect;

Flg. 5 represents a sectional view through the ball-bearing structure intersected by line A-A of Fig. 4; 6 represents a cross-section through a jointed rtion of the platen in the plane indicated `y line X.-X of Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 represents across-section through that 1prtion of the platen intersected by line B of Fig. 2;

Fig. 8 represents an end view similar to Fig. 4 but includes means for making a preliminary adjustment, and includes portions indicated at 10, and one of the two rods to.

which it is clamped is indicated at 12. This head is provided with a fiange plate 14 to support the last-pin-holder 16 and to support the toe-rest 18. The last-pin 20 is pivotally connected to holder 16 by a pivot pin 22, and is constantly under the stress of a spring 24 that is effective to maintain the toe portion of the shoe in contact with the toe-rest. In the present instance the toe-rest is in the form of a roller and is rotatably mounted in a fork structure at the lower end of an adjustable post 26. This post extends through a bore in a supporting block s 28, and is supported adjustably in said block aforesaid patent, excepting by a nut 30.' The block 28 is arranged to slide horizontally on the supporting flange 14 of the head, and is provided with an eccentric clamping member 32 arranged to coact with the bottom face of the flange to hold the block against movement. The eccentric nember is provided with an operating handle 34 by which'it may be tightened and released.

The preure-applying means, which is illustrated in a form embodying well-known construction, comprises a pad-carrier 36 in which are mounted a plurality of relatively movable pad-supporting sections 38. These sections are connected in pairs by oscillator pressure-equalizing members 40, whic i members are, in turn, connected by equalizing members such as that indicated at 42. Pivot pins 44 connect the sections 38 with the members 40, pivot pins 46 connect the members 40 with the members 42, and pivot member 48 connects the members 42 with a foundation block'50. This block is mounted upon and sustained by compression springs 52, the latter restmg upon the bottom of the carrier 36.

So far as the fundamental rinciples of the invention are concerned, it, oes not matter whether the pressure-applying means is moved relatively to the last-sustaining meansl or vice versa, but in the machine illustrated by said patent the last-sustaining means remains stationary and the carrier 36 is moved toward and IVfrom it by suitable power-driven mechanism. The carrier 36 as a whole is supported b and adapted to rock on trunnions such as t at indicated at 54, to enable it to assume an angle corresponding to the general longitudinal inclination of the bottom of the shoe, the oscillatory motion of the carrier about its trunnions being indeendent of the bodily movement toward and groin the shoe. iThe relatively movable sections 38 support a sole-laying pad 56 which may be of an'y convenient or preferred construction.

'l`he structure thus far described is not essentially different from that shown in the that the toe-rest is adjustable to vary the ongitudinal inclination of the shoe. For the purpose of sustaining the welt portion of the shoe indeendently of the support afforded by the last a the present invention provides a weltsustaining platen adapted to bear on the welt continuously from a point behind the ball at one side of the shoe, thence along the forepart at one side of the shoe, around the toe end, and along the forepart at the opposite side to a point behind the ball ort1on. The structurey of the laten is i lustrated b Figs. 2 6, 7, 8 an 9. Referring now to ig. 2, the platen comprises weltengaging sections 60, connected by a hinge-member 62, and welt-engaging seclll Ell

'inedita .the slots and are anchored in the members 64. These connections are arranged to afford longitudinal movement of the sections 64 relatively to the sections 60, and while various forms of holding devices would be' capable of holding the sections in the desired relatijon, a preferred form of holding device 1s that shown by Fig'. 6. Vlhis device comprises a compression spring 74 surrounding the stud 70., and a washer 76 interposed between the spring and the section 60. The friction of the parts due to the applied force of the spring is sufficient to hold the sections in the desired relation, butthe holding effect is not so great as to prevent the sections 64 from being adjusted manually. Figs. 1 and 2 show a convenient form of de vice for adjusting the sections 64. This device comprises a cross bar 78 and a knob or handle 80 affixed thereto midway between its ends. rlhe end portions of the bar are provided with slots 82 extending longitudinally, and'these slots are occupied by pins 84 set in the sections 64 respectively. Uscillatory motion of the knob 8O about its axis will shorten the effective length of the platen on one side and increase the effective length on the other side simultaneously, while a bodily movement of the knob longitudinally of the platen will increase orv diminish the eidective length of the platen on both sides simultaneously. The slots 82 permit the necessary freedom of movement of the pins 84 required by the converging relation of the Iplaten sections and by the angular movement of the cross bar.

ln order to maintain continuity of bearing surface of the platen, notwithstanding the lengthwise' adjustments, the sections 60, 60 are provided with welt-engaging surfaces 61 that are flush in relation to the welt-engaging surfaces 63 of the sections 64. The members are tapered to chisel-edges 65 where their internal curvature merges into the straight portions of the members 64, and this relation of the sections is what enables the platen to be adjusted for diderent lengths without interrupting the c0n tinuity of the 'effective welt-sustaining surface as a wholel. The welt-sustaining structure afforded by the sections 60 and 64 conjointly is illustrated by Fig. 6, the plane of Vwhich is near the point where thesection 60 yis reduced to a chisel-edge. ln like manl ner the contiguous portions ofthe sections 60 are mortised one into another to provide a Hush hinge-joint that maintains the continuity of the platen regardless of opening and closing movement about the hinge mem ber 62;` j

The platen is supported by a holder by which it may be opened to receive and re-A lease the shoe, and closed to operative position relatively to the shoe. A holder for this purpose is shown separately by Fig. 3, and is included in'lFigs. 1 and 4. This holder comprises a pair of bars 86, 86 connected to each other b a tubular hinge member 88 and having andle portions 90. The hinge member 62 that connects the platen sections 60, 60 extends through the tubular hinge member 88 and is adapted to slide endwise in the latter. 'lhe members 86 are provided with holes 92 to receive pins 94 and 96. rllhe pins 94 have heads 98 at .their lower ends, said heads being arranged to bear on the upper surface of the platen sections. The pins 96 are provided with heads 100 at their lower ends, said heads being arranged in undercut grooves 102` formed in the platen sections 64 (see lFigs.

2 and 7 rll`he pins 94 and 96 are free to slide in the holes 92 as the center pin 62 slides in the tubular member 88. 'llhe pins 62 and 96 are provided with collars 104 to prevent them from becoming separated from the holder. Compression springs l06 are arranged uponv the pins 62, 94 and 96 and are interposed between the platen and the holder to adord yielding bacm'ng' for the platen. The connection adorded by the pins 96 serves to transmit openin and closing movement of the holder sections to the platen sections, and at the same time permits the longitudinal adjustment of the platen sections 64 by which the e'ective length of the -platen is varied. 'lhe heads 98 of the pins 94 merely rest on the platen and afford the desired backingfor the latter without interfering with the longitudinal adjustment or other relative motions. Ten-A sion springs 108 are connected to ears 110 vof the holder sections in such manner as normally to swing the platen sections 64 toward each other. rllhe handle portions 90 are so disposed that they may both be grasped at the same time by one hand and moved toward each other to open the platen against the tension of the springs 108.

The platen holder is mountedin an oscillatory supportr comprising segmental members 112, and is connected to one ofthe lat- -ter by the hinge member 88 and to the other by screw studs 114. 'lhese studs extend lll@ llll) itt oscillate in unison relatively to the latter to equalize the we`lt-sustainingl effect of the platen at one side of the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side. For this reason the connection between the members 112 and 118 preferablyincludes ball-bearn so that the platen may accommodate itsel without appreciable friction to various planes according to the transverse inclination of the welt-portion. Fig. 5 shows the mounting as comprising two series of anti-friction balls 120 interposed between the members 112 and 118. This assemblage is maintained in cooperative relation by segmental strips 122 and screws 124. The stationary supporting member 118 is provided with a. dovetail portion 126 that fits in a correspondinglyformed groove in a block 128 (see Figs. l and 8). This block is split through a portion of its length to provide two coperative clamping sections, as shown by Fig. 8, and a clamping screw 130 is provided to draw them together to clamp the dovetail portion 126. The supporting member 118 is, therefore, capable of being adjusted lon-` gitudinally when the clamping screw 130 is loosened. The clamping screw is provided -with an operating handle 132. The member i 128 is connected to the supporting block 28 by a hinge pin 130, said p1n being arranged to afford angular movem'entof the platen so that the latter may be adjusted according to the spring of the last. In order to adjust the member 128 for this purpose, ears 134 are formed thereon to receive between them a link 136. The lower end of the link is connected to these ears by a pivot pin 138, and the upper end is connected by a pivot pin 140 to a block 142. This block and a. companion block 144 are provided with a series of serrations 146 to lock them together. A clamping screw 148 extends loosel through the block 142 and is provided with a head 150 arranged in an undercut groove 152 in the block 144.- A wing nut 154 co-acts with the screw to hold the blocks in interlocked relation. the screw 148, together with the block 142, is free to'move up and down relatively to the block 144, the latter being provided with a slot to permit such movement of the screw. The block 144 is fixed to block 28.

The operation of a machine equipped with the welt-sustaining means hereinbefore described is substantially as follows: The pressure-applying carrier 36 stands initially in its lower position, leaving suflicient space for the manipulation of the lasted shoei A shoe with its last is placed in position first by inserting the last pin 20 in thesocket of the last, and then placing the toe portion of the shoe againstthe toe rest 18. While inserting the last pin in the socket of the last, the pin will preferably be tiltedvtoward the left so that the toe end of the shoe will be pointed When the nut is loosened downwardly. Then, before moving the forepart of the shoe upwardly to the toe-rest the operative will grasp and ueeze the handle portions 90 to open the p aten so that the forepart of the shoe may move to the toerest without being unduly obstructed by the platen. When the shoe has been positioned against the toe rest the operative will release the handles 90 and the springs 108 will close the platen against the shoe, as shown by Fig. 8, with the laten overlying the Welt portions m. lf the toe portion of the shoe should happen to be too high or too low the error may be corrected by turning the nut 30 to depress or to raise the toe-rest, and the welt portions may thereby be adjusted to the samie longitudinal inclination as #the platen.r If the effective length of the platen 1s toogreat or too small the operative will make the necessary adjustment by oscillating the knob 8O or vby moving it bodily, as occasion may re uire.` This will adjust the ball portions of t e platen to conform to the corresponding portions ofthe shoe. While these adjustments are being made thev platen will automatically assume an angle corresponding to the transverse inclination of the welt portion. This will involve rocking of the segmental su port 112 on its ball-bearings to equalize t e welt-sustaining effect at one side of the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side. This equalizing motion does not invol've any` appreciable transverse motion of the platen because the axis of oscillation, indicated at b in Fig. 8, is substantially coincidental with the mean plane of the work-engaging surface of the platen. j

When the welt-sustaining means has been adjusted to conform to the shoe, the operative will set in motion the mechanism by which the carrier 36 is lifted to apply the sole-laying pressure. When the carrier is at the upper limit of its traverse Ythe springs 106 will yield if necessary, and the platen will change its angle if necessary, but 1n an event its welt-sustaining effect will be equa ized as hereinbefore explained and the welt portion will have continuous backing around the toe and forepart to points behind the ball portion on each side of the shoe. It is not to be understood, however, that the invention is limited to any specific range of contact with the shoe, the foregoing descri tion being based on a disclosure in which t e range of contact is thus limited for a particular kind of work that need not be described. Obviously, in operating upon shoes of the stitchdown type, for example, it would be within the scope of the resent invention to embody the platen in a orm adapted to operate on theheel end of the shoe with or without one formed and arranged to operate on the toe end. Furthermore, it would be within the scope of the invention to extend one platen or the other to sustain the welt ineen/aa i 'lhesepossible variations Would not alter the lll undamentalprinciples involved in equalizing the pressure at the two sides of the shoe, nor those involved in the construction of the platen whereby it is capable-of being adjusted for different Widths and tor diderent lengths without interrupting the continuity of the Welt-engaginof surface.

l-laving thus described this invention, What is claimed as new and is desired to secure by Letters Patent oi the United States is:

1. ln a machine for operatin upon a lasted shoe, means arranged to app y pressure to the bottom of the sole, and means arranged to co-act therewith to clamp the sole-extension at opposite sides of the shoe, one of said means being arranged to equalize the pressure at each side ci the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side.

2. lin a machine for operating upon a lasted shoefa platen `formed and arrangedto sustain the Welt at opposite sides ot the shoe, and platen-supporting means arranged to equalize the sustaining effect oi the platen at each side of the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side.

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3. ln a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, a substantially lll-shaped platen arranged to sustain the Welt around one end and along opposite sides of the shoe, and platen-supporting means arranged to equalize the sustaining eit'ect of the tvvo branches .i

0i the platen at each side oi the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side.

l. lin a machine for operating upona lasted shoe, platen elements arranged to sustain the Welt at opposite sides oi the shoe, and oscillatory means supporting said elements and arranged to aidord unitary movement ot the latter to equalizethe snstainingeffect at each sideoi' the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side.

5. ln a machine .for operating upon a lasted shoe, platen elements arrangedl to sustain thewelt at opposite sides of the shoe, and' platen-supportin means arranged to roclr about an axis su stantially coincident With the mean longitudinal line oi said elements.

6. ln a machine lor. operating upon a lastedA shoe,"a substantially ll-shaped platen titi formedI and arrangedV to sustain the vvelt around one end and along opposite sides of the shoe, and platen-supporting means arranged to rock about an axis substantially coincident with themean longitudinal line of the platen.-

7. lin a machine flor operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprising platen elements arranged to bear on the Welt along the sides of the shoe, means connecting said platen elements, and means tor supporting said' connecting means, the platen elements and sald connecting means being arranged to rock collectively relatively to said 9. ln a machine lor operating upon a last- I ed shoe, platen elements formed 4and ar'- ranged to sustain the Welt at opposite sides ot the shoe, and platen-supporting means comprising an oscillatory element arranged to equalize the sustaining etect of the platen elements at each side ot the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side, said platen elements being movable laterally relatively to said oscillatory element to conform to the contour oi the shoe.

10. lin a machine for operating-upon a lasted shoe, platen elements formed and arranged to sustain the Welt around one enel and along opposite sides of the shoe, said elements being pivotally connected together at the shoe-end portion and thereby adapted to svving toward 'and from each other, and movable platen supporting means arranged to equalize the sustaining elitect of the platen elements at each side of the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side.

ll. ln a machine lor operating upon a lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means comprising oscillatory supporting means, a pairf oi platen-holders carried by said supporting means, and a pair of platen elements carried by said platen-holders respectively and arranged to sustain the Welt at opposite sides oi the shoe,.said platen elements being capa-` lllll ble of yielding relatively to lsaid holders,

said oscillatory supporting means being arranged to .equalize the sustaining/effect or' said platen elements at each side oi the shoe relatively to that at the opposite side, and said holders being pivotally connected to said means to svving said. platen Velements toward and from each other.

V12. lin va machine tor operating upon a .lasted shoe, asubstantially U-shaped platen 'lormedand arranged `to sustain the Welt around one end and along opposite sldes'ot the shoe, and platen-supporting means arranged to move to equalize the sustaining llo rau

ediect ol the tvvo branches oi the platen at each side oi the shoe relativell to that at te opposite side, saidv meansjnc uding yield- I ing means arranged to enable thev platen to yield Vbodily in 'addition to equalizing thev sustaining ettect as aforesaid'.

13. lin a machine lor operating uponA a lasted shoe., platen elements arranged to sustain the vvelt at opposite sides oi the shoe,

' ize the sustainin an oscillatory support, and yieldin means connecting said platen elements wlth sald supportfthe latter being arranged to equaleffect of the platen elements at each si e of the shoe relativelf. to that at the opposite side, and said yiel lng means being arranged to enable the platen elements to yield relatively to the support.

14. In a machine for operating upon a 10 lasted shoe, platen elements arranged to sustain the welt at oppositev sides of the shoe, and platen-sustaining means arranged to equalize the sustaining effect of said elements, said means -being adjustable to position the platen according to thespring of the shoe in addition to affording the aforesaid equalizing effect.

15. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, last-sustaining means, and means arranged to sustain the Welt portion of the shoe independently of the last, said Weltsustaining means including platen elements arranged to bear on the welt along the sides of the shoe, and means for supporting the platen. elements-in operative position, sald supporting means comprising adjusting ele- -ments arranged to adjust the platen to various inclinations according to the spring of the shoe and means arranged to equalize the 30 welt-sustaining effect of the platen elements.

16. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, the combination with a tilting last-holder, of a platen arranged to sustain the welt, platen-sustaining means arranged to tilt the platen according to the longitudinal inclination of the Welt, said means including adjustable connections arranged to maintainathe platen at various angles of ini clination, and a toe-rest arranged to col40 operate with said last-holder to sustain the shoe, said toe-rest being. adjustable to tilt the shoe about the axis of the last-holder independently of the platen and thereby to determine the longitudinal inclination of the 4 45 welt according to that of the platen.v

17. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, last-sustaining means having provisions for varying the longitudinal inclination, of the shoe, vpressure-applying tmeans including a sole-enga ing element and a carrier therefor arrange to tilt according to saidl inclination, .and welt-sustaining means formed and arranged to sustain the -welt at opposite sides of the shoe and to equalize the sustaining elect at each side relatively to the other.

18. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprising platen elements each comprising sections V arranged to bear on the welt at opposite sides of the shoe, means for adjusting the sections with respect to oneanother in the general direction of the length of the shoe, said elements being movable toward and 65 from each other, and a plurality of yielding means arranged normally to hold said elements against the body of the shoe.

19. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprising platen elements arranged to bear on the Welt at opposite sides of the shoe, a platen-holder including relatively movable sections, yielding means connecting the platen elements with said sections, and yielding means arranged to act on said sections to keep the platen elements normally against the body of the shoe.

20. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprising a substantially U-shaped platen formed and arranged to bear on the welt around one end and along opposite sides of the shoe, said platen including relatively movable sections pivotally connected to each other to form a hinge-joint, and a platenholder consisting of relatively movable sections pivotally connected to each other to form a hinge-joint, said hinge-joint being co-axial.

21. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprising a series of platen members arranged to bear on the welt, said members being jointed one to another so as to be capable of relative movement and having lapped welt-engaging portions in contiguous and flush relation to each other.

22. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means comprising a series of platen members arranged to bear on the welt, two of said members being pivotally jointed to each other so as to be -capable of relative angular movement and having lapped welt-engaging. portions in contiguous and flush relation to each other.

23. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprising a series of platen members arranged to bear on the welt, two of said members having ycoperative joint-forming portions in contiguous relation to each other and being capable of relative bodily movement, said portions being lapped and having flush Welt-sustaining surfaces.

24. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprising pivotally jointed platen members arranged to sustain the Welt around an end of the shoe, and platen members arranged to sustain the welt along the sides of the shoe, the side platen members being jointed respectively with the end platen members and being adjustable lengthwise relatively thereto, the contiguous portions of all said members being lapped one with another and having welt-sustaining surfaces in flush relation to each other.

25. In a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprising pivotally connected platen members remata Welt-en aging portions in flush and contigt members arranged to sustain the Welt alongA the sides. of the shoe, the sideplaten memdll nous re ation to each other.

26. ln a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, welt-sustaining means comprisin platen members mortised one into anoter so as to be capable of relative length-4 vvise movement, and having lapped Weltengaging 'portions in Hush and contiguous relation to each other.

27. ln Va machine for operating upon a lasted-shoe, Welt-sustaining means comprising a'platen member having a curved weltsustaining edge, and a 'platen member having a Welt-sustaining edge occupying tangential relation to said curved edge, said members being capable of. relative movement While maintaining such tangential relation of said edges.

28. ln a machine for operatingA upon a lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means compris-,

ing platen members .pivotally connected to each other and arranged to sustainy the Welt around an end of the shoe,`said members having Welt-sustaining` edges arranged in tangential relation to each other, and platen bers being jointed with the end platen members respectively so as to be capable of endvvise movement relatively thereto and having Welt-sustaining edges occupying tangential relation to those of the end platen members.

29. ln a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means comprising platen members mortised one into another so as to be capable of relative length- Wise movement, and spring-pressed friction means arranged to hold said members in various relations but adapted to slip as one. member is moved relatively to the other.

'30.'lln a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means comprising platen members arranged to sustain the.

, Welt at the sides, respectively, of the shoe,

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said members being adjustable lrelatively-to each other, and a single adjusting means connected to said members and arranged to execute movement of one kind to adjust said ,members relatively, one` to the other, and to vexecute movement of another lrind to adjust them collectively. v

8l. ln a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, `Welt-sustaining means comprising platen members arangedto sustain the Welt at thesides, respectively, of the shoe,

f ;-.-.said members being adjustable lengthwise of the shoe, and a single adjusting means connectedto said members and arranged to execute one lrind of movement to Yadj ust said v members lengthwise in a common direction,

and to execute another kind of movement to` ladjust them in opposite directions.

f A32. ln a machine for operating upon a and an adjusting member having pivotal connection With each of said platen members,

said adjusting member being arranged toexecute angular movement to adjust one of said platen members relatively to the other, and to execute bodily movement to adjust the platen members collectively.

34.. ln a machine for operating upon a; lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means comprising platen members arranged to sustain the vvelt at the sides, respectively, of 'the shoe, means to support said platen members so as to afford movement of each relatively to the other, and an adjusting member carried by said platen members conjointly and pivotally connected to each, said adjusting member being capable of diHerent kinds of movement to adjust said platen members collectively or individually.

35. ln a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means comprising platen members arranged to sustain the Welt along the sides, respectively, of the fore- .partvof the shoe, the rear portions of said toe end of the shoe, said platen members beingy adjustable with respect to one another length- Wise of the shoe and being jointed vvith said Welt-eng ging means so as to maintain a flush andy continuous Welt-sustaining surface around the end of the forepart.

36. lln a machine for operating upon a lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means comprising a series of platen members mortised one into Vanother and having contiguous Weltengaging portions in Hush relation to each other, said members, collectively, forming a continuous Welt-sustaining surface conforming to both sides of the forepart from the toe end to points at the rear of the ball portion, and being adjustable relatively to one/another lengthwise of the shoe to various sizes While maintaining the contig-nity and the Hush relation of their Welt-engaging portions. v

37. lln a machine for ope-rating upon a lasted shoe, Welt-sustaining means compris- `ing platen members formed and arranged to sustain the Welt around an end of the shoe and having joint-forming portions mortised eti ttl)

one into another, said members being adjustable relatively to each other for shoes of different Widths7 and platen members arranged to sustain the welt along the sides of the shoe and having curved portions conforming to the side con-tour of the shoe, the side platen members and the end vplaten members having cooperative joint-forming portions mortised one into another and being 10 relatively adjustable to vsuit shoes of different lengths, said joint-forming portions having coperative welt-sustaining surfaces in contiguous and flush relation to each other and being formed and arranged to maintain such relation in the various width and length relations of the several platen members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

Y EDWARD L. BROCK, Administrator of the estate of Matthias 

